Sohtha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Falka mandal is Khudneshwar Asthan Morwa. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sohtha itself.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 September | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
By population, Sohtha ranks #1 of 72 villages in Falka mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sohtha Bihar-এর Katihar জেলার Falka ব্লক-এ 15,223 জনসংখ্যা 2,926 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Falka ব্লক-এর 72 গ্রামের মধ্যে বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 43%, ব্লক গড় 37% থেকে 6 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 919 নারী। পিনকোড 854114, Pothia ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 224294। গ্রামটি Sarairanjan বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Vijay Kumar Choudhary। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 17,948, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Sohatha South →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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